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YOG-62

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - China Service Medal (extended)
Bottom Row - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal

YOG-5 Class Gasoline Barge (Self-propelled):

Laid down in 1944 at Albina Engine and Machine Works, Portland, OR.

Launched, 23 November 1944

Delivered to the US Navy and placed in service as YOG-62, 19 May 1945

Served at Kwajalein and Okinawa before being assigned to China in October 1945

Redesignated YO-263, date unknown

Placed out of service, date unknown

Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown

Final Disposition, fate unknown

Specifications:
Displacement 440 t.(lt) 1,390 t.(fl)
Length 174'
Beam 33'
Draft 13'
Speed unknown
Cargo Capacity 6,570 Bbls
Complement 1 Officer, 22 Enlisted
Armament two single 20mm AA gun mounts
Propulsion

Union Diesel engine, single screw, 560shp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
	49k	*YOG-62* and *LSM-157, LSM-470, LSM-390* during China Service, circa 30 September 1945 to 12 June 1946.		Bill Brinkley and the USS LSM-LSMR Association
	28k	*YOG-62* at anchor in the Whangpoo River, Shanghai, March 1947.		Herbert C.Jordan QMS3c, YO77

There is no DANFS history available for YOG-62 at Navsource

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

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Last Updated 31 July 2015